Fire a bit... weird implemented

[Leah]

Unless i'm missing something you NEED to have a lighter, there's no other way to create fire. I just had a game where i found almost everything except for a flippin lighter and i died of food poisoning because i couldn't cook anything.

So unless i'm missing something, isn't that a bit weird ? If you give me some twigs i can create a fire right here and now although under the use of some time and alot of physical strength depending the circumstances.

I find it weird that something that crucial can only be found in a single item that is totally based on luck wether you find it.

No magnifying glass that you could use based on the sunshine for instance.

Without fire no cooked food, no clean rags no (insert anything that matters).

Someone enlighten me so to speak please...

[Kaaven]

Of course you are missing something mate ;)

There are several ways to start a fire in the game:
- lighters
- trapping skill (you add the skill itself + 2x medium branch + twigs)
- light and glass (glass/broken bottle + twigs + sun - sun is a resource that is sometimes just available on the sunny days, but anyone can use that way, no skill requires)
- fire from fire (if you don't have a reliable way of starting fire (used glass but then it started raining) make several Quality Torches and light off a fresh torch from an almost dead one to "carry the light"

[Leah]

Originally posted by Kaaven:

Of course you are missing something mate ;)

There are several ways to start a fire in the game:
- lighters
- trapping skill (you add the skill itself + 2x medium branch + twigs)
- light and glass (glass/broken bottle + twigs + sun - sun is a resource that is sometimes just available on the sunny days, but anyone can use that way, no skill requires)
- fire from fire (if you don't have a reliable way of starting fire (used glass but then it started raining) make several Quality Torches and light off a fresh torch from an almost dead one to "carry the light"

Oh my god, i'm an ignorant prick! I was going by the wiki and i only found the lighter so i assumed thats the end be all...

Thank you so much!

[Kaaven]

Yeah, the game is updated so frequently that the wiki is still lagging behind. Hopefully, after the launch, the wiki will catch up.

[Chiko]

I think there's yet another way to make fire using baterry sparkers. I have never used them but it sounds like they work like lighters but need electric power instead.

[Lin]

Yes, you can make battery sparkers from (either one of) two different types of batteries + small parts. You can also randomly find them while scavenging. They do need electrical power to function though.

[pgames-food]

hi, the Electrician skill will also give you some starting recipe info on the Battery Sparkers if you pick that skill.

[Emprah]

Trapping is easily one of the best skills in the game. You can make a fire anytime with a stick, any kind of string (or paper ect), and the trapping skill placed in the crafting window.

[Geothermal1159]

Originally posted by The Emprah:

Trapping is easily one of the best skills in the game. You can make a fire anytime with a stick, any kind of string (or paper ect), and the trapping skill placed in the crafting window.

Go one better just go to any forest tile use the forest resource and then just use 2 sticks and 1 pile of twigs, and since these resources are unlimited it means unlimited fires!